Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten and his fiancé, 29-year-old Argentina national field hockey player Nicolás Keenan, have announced that they are expecting their first child. The couple shared a photo of themselves holding an ultrasound image on social media, revealing that their new addition is due in spring 2027.
Jetten, 39, who took office in February 2026 following the electoral success of his Democrats 66 (D66) party, has already made history as the country's youngest prime minister and the first openly LGBTQ+ person to hold the post.
He is now preparing to set another historic precedent by becoming the first Dutch prime minister since World War II to have a child while in office. The couple had previously postponed their wedding, which was planned for summer 2026, because of Jetten's appointment as head of government.
The child will be born through in vitro fertilization (IVF), carried out in the Netherlands with the help of a surrogate and an egg donor. An official statement from the D66 party emphasizes that both women are Dutch friends of the couple, already have children of their own, and agreed to help the fathers-to-be entirely on an unpaid basis. The surrogate, named Lisa, said that she and her family see this as a special way to help close friends fulfill a long-held dream. Jetten himself expressed his profound gratitude to both women and their families, urging the public and the press to respect the privacy of everyone involved in the process.
The case has drawn heightened attention to the legal complexities surrounding reproductive technologies in the Netherlands. The country has strict legal restrictions: commercial surrogacy is completely prohibited, and couples are strictly barred from using social media or the press to publicly seek surrogate mothers. The law permits only non-commercial, altruistic surrogacy involving close friends, relatives, or acquaintances. The prime minister's announcement coincided with preparations for a new bill scheduled to be debated in parliament in December 2026; the legislation is intended to address legal parenthood and automatically recognize the participating parties' parental rights from the moment the child is born.
Despite the upcoming arrival, the head of government does not plan to take extended parental leave. The D66 party clarified that after the baby is born in 2027, Jetten will take only a few days off to spend time with his family before immediately returning to his duties.
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